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FOOTBALL TEAM
Objectives
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To increase reading motivation.
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To promote a love of reading.
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To encourage a willingness to read for pleasure.
Setting, materials and preparation
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Place: classroom
Step-by-Step Description
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Invite the local football (or Rugby or martial arts club leaders etc) team to
bring in their favourite children’s book and current favourite book – fiction or
non-fiction.
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Ask them to talk to the children about why they enjoyed that book, why they
think reading is important and ask the children what they enjoy reading.
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Encourage the children to note down the books that the members of the
football team bring with them.
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Ask the children to write a letter to the Head Teacher/librarian persuading
them to buy that book for the school library.
Sources
